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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
Families compete in series of fun and progressive athletics activities
Tuesday 19 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment, National
The inaugural Carnival Athletics Day was held on Easter Monday afternoon at the National Stadium in Nikao.
Ready, steady, Touch!
Thursday 14 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Cook Islands Touch Association received a positive response from their clubs with majority confirmed to participate in the weekly open and mixed competitions resuming next week.
Lady Moana crew test positive for Covid
Thursday 14 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Outer Islands
Penrhyn yesterday confirmed two cases of Covid-19 after a cargo vessel that visited the island returned to Rarotonga with all crew onboard testing positive for the virus.
Athletics group to host Easter family ‘fun competition’
Wednesday 13 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Track and Field Club Rarotonga (TFC) with the support of Athletics Cook Islands is trialing a new family fun event on Easter Monday with a ‘carnival atmosphere’ at the National Stadium in Nikao.
New point system to make Cook Islands Games more competitive
Tuesday 12 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports, Sports
A new point system will be introduced at this year’s Cook Islands Games in a bid to make the event more competitive.
Ngatikaura joins West Tigers’
Monday 11 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League, Sports
Cook Islander Rua Ngatikaura has joined NRL club West Tigers’ 30-man for 2023 and 2024 seasons.
RAT relief for contact sport
Saturday 9 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
From Thursday, April 14, Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) will no longer be required for contact sport in Rarotonga, Prime Minister Mark Brown announced yesterday.
League season in limbo
Friday 8 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Cook Islands Rugby League has deferred its decision on the domestic 13s competition to next week after a club called for the 2022 season to be cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Netball holding trials for World Cup Qualifiers
Tuesday 5 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
Netball Cook Islands is holding a two-week trial from April 6 to 20 to select players for the Netball World Cup Oceania Qualifiers to be held in Fiji in July.
Arutanga project ‘brings new life to harbour basin’
Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Outer Islands
Within six months from the commencement of the dredging component of the Arutanga Harbour Project in Aitutaki, locals are already beginning to reap some of the benefits, Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) said in a statement.
Air NZ adds more flights
Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Travel
Air New Zealand has confirmed additional flights from next week in anticipation of tourism boom in the coming months.
FIFA ranking for national side
Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football, Sports
Despite withdrawing from the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers due to Covid-19 cases, the national football side has achieved a major feat – earning an international ranking.
Sporting federations make adjustments to comply with Covid-19 requirement
Tuesday 29 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Government has announced contact sport will resume from Friday, April 1, provided participants and officials return negative Covid-19 RAT tests.
Three years in a row
Monday 28 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports, Triathlon
The always popular Cook Islands Triathlon Association BSP Women’s Triathlon took place on Saturday afternoon with a much smaller field that usual.
Person arrested for breaching Covid-19 law on quarantine
Monday 28 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime, National
Police have responded to three complaints over the weekend concerning breach of the Covid-19 law on quarantine.
Covid-19 related death
Monday 28 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health, National
An elderly Rarotonga man with Covid-19 passed away over the weekend but Te Marae Ora health ministry spokesperson says ‘indications are that the virus was not the cause of death’.
Triathlon gears up women’s race
Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports, Triathlon
Cook Islands Triathlon Association is eagerly looking forward to the annual BSP Women’s Triathlon Race which will be held this Saturday at the Tikioki Tri Site at 2pm.
Sporting federations hopeful
Tuesday 22 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports, Touch Rugby
Local sporting federations remain confident of returning to the field as early as next month despite increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the community.
Departure cards re-introduced
Monday 21 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Travel
Government is hoping the reintroduction of departure cards will help in responding to depopulation and labour force loss exacerbated by Covid impact.
Covid ravaged Cook Islands forfeit match against Tahiti
Saturday 19 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football, Sports
Cook Islands football men’s side has abandoned its match against Tahiti after a number of national players tested positive for Covid-19 in Doha, Qatar.
